fourlord Posted November 3, 2011 Posted November 3, 2011 (edited) This is a mod of 4-speed compact linear gearbox by: Sariel that can be seen here and MisterFitzGibbon's 90 degree turn mechanism that can be seen here I will post instructions and video tomorrow Picture here --> PS: rubber band connects two purple ends that is missing from LDD Cheers Here as i promissed, pictures, video and instructions... http://www.brickshelf.com/cgi-bin/gallery.cgi?f=488113 (link will be up soon) Edited November 4, 2011 by fourlord Quote
Sariel Posted November 4, 2011 Posted November 4, 2011 Great, I will be happy to take a closer look :) Quote
Kisvakond Posted November 4, 2011 Posted November 4, 2011 (edited) ... Here as i promissed, pictures, video and instructions... http://www.brickshel...ry.cgi?f=488113 (link will be up soon) Hi fourlord! Thanks, I've built this, I'm after some testing: very clever indeed! Very stable, thanks to the strong spur gear arrangements (moreover in very tiny space), the only thing is - as far as I experienced during testing - that those sliding gears on its sliding axles (so the "2nd floor gears") could be moved/slipped from they right position after several shifting, if they not grip enough each other. Therefore these 'misaligned' gears could block its own turning on the opposite end of the sliding axle. Of course using brand new axles with brand new gears which are grab each other well, maybe this unwanted slipping/moving of gears on the sliding axles could be avioded. So, the accurancy of positioning is more critical here, because in case of these very compact designs there is no room for errors.. (I'm thinking how can be raised the accurancy of shifting/positioning but as I suppose, it would bring the size of the whole thing growing.. Anyway, it's a very compact, effective and well working re-design! Nice modding! Edited November 4, 2011 by Kisvakond Quote
captainmib Posted November 5, 2011 Posted November 5, 2011 Just saw the video, but man, that's really great looking. This way selecting a gear or function has become a lot easier. Really clever job! Quote
fourlord Posted November 9, 2011 Author Posted November 9, 2011 I will try to design an enhanced studless version so that gears don't slide that much... Quote
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